The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1940s

The Golden Age begins. Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke establish the foundations of modern science fiction.

481 titles 167 authors

Defining themes

Space Opera Adventure Hard SF First Contact Social SF Military SF Post-Apocalyptic Colonization

Its notable voices

Nelson S. Bond George O. Smith Ray Cummings Leigh Brackett Ray Bradbury Basil Wells Henry Hasse Henry Kuttner

The collection

Cover of Beyond Light by Nelson S. Bond

Nelson S. Bond · 1940

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Cover of Black no more by George S. Schuyler

George S. Schuyler · 1940

3 hr 34 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of Bratton's Idea by Manly Wade Wellman

Manly Wade Wellman · 1940

Buccaneer of the Star Seas

Cover of Buccaneer of the Star Seas by Ed Earl Repp

Buccaneer of the Star Seas

Ed Earl Repp · 1940

Dictator of Time

Cover of Dictator of Time by Nelson S. Bond

Dictator of Time

Nelson S. Bond · 1940

1 hr 14 min read

Equation for Time

Cover of Equation for Time by R. R. Winterbotham

Equation for Time

R. R. Winterbotham · 1940

Exiles of the Three Red Moons

Cover of Exiles of the Three Red Moons by Carl Selwyn

Exiles of the Three Red Moons

Carl Selwyn · 1940

Exit From Asteroid 60

Cover of Exit From Asteroid 60 by D. L. James

Exit From Asteroid 60

D. L. James · 1940

Eyes That Watch

Cover of Eyes That Watch by Raymond Z. Gallun

Eyes That Watch

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1940

First ContactSpace Opera

Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940

Cover of Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940 by Various

Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940

Various · 1940

Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940

Cover of Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940 by Ray Bradbury

Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940

Ray Bradbury · 1940

Goddess of the Moon

Cover of Goddess of the Moon by John Murray Reynolds

Goddess of the Moon

John Murray Reynolds · 1940

1 hr 14 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

In the Earth's Shadow

Cover of In the Earth's Shadow by John L. Chapman

In the Earth's Shadow

John L. Chapman · 1940

Hard SFSpace Opera

Lancelot Biggs cooks a pirate

Cover of Lancelot Biggs cooks a pirate by Nelson S. Bond

Lancelot Biggs cooks a pirate

Nelson S. Bond · 1940

AdventureSpace Opera

Lancelot Biggs, Master Navigator

Cover of Lancelot Biggs, Master Navigator by Nelson S. Bond

Lancelot Biggs, Master Navigator

Nelson S. Bond · 1940

AdventureSpace Opera

Lonesome Hearts

Cover of Lonesome Hearts by R. R. Winterbotham

Lonesome Hearts

R. R. Winterbotham · 1940

First ContactSocial SF

Lord of the Silent Death

Cover of Lord of the Silent Death by Robert Moore Williams

Lord of the Silent Death

Robert Moore Williams · 1940

Cover of Martian Terror by Ed Earl Repp

Ed Earl Repp · 1940

Military SFSpace Opera

Phantom of the Seven Stars

Cover of Phantom of the Seven Stars by Ray Cummings

Phantom of the Seven Stars

Ray Cummings · 1940

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Quest on Io by Robert Moore Williams

Robert Moore Williams · 1940

AdventureSpace Opera

Revolt in the Ice Empire

Cover of Revolt in the Ice Empire by Ray Cummings

Revolt in the Ice Empire

Ray Cummings · 1940

1 hr 4 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Revolt on the Earth-Star

Cover of Revolt on the Earth-Star by Carl Selwyn

Revolt on the Earth-Star

Carl Selwyn · 1940

DystopiaSpace Opera

Rhythm rides the rocket

Cover of Rhythm rides the rocket by Bob Olsen

Rhythm rides the rocket

Bob Olsen · 1940

AdventureSpace Opera

Space-Liner X-87

Cover of Space-Liner X-87 by Ray Cummings

Space-Liner X-87

Ray Cummings · 1940

1 hr 11 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

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